Pubs could ban customers from speaking about contentious beliefs such as religious views or transgender rights over fears of falling foul of Labour’s workers rights reforms. The government has been warned by the equalities watchdog that rules could “disproportionately curtail” freedom of expression and be applied to “overheard conversations”.

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Pubs ‘could ban patrons from talking about transgender rights’

Labour's workers' rights reforms aim to protect workers from harassment but the equalities watchdog has warned that this could limit "freedom of expression".

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Daily Express

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Pub banter could be banned and woke brigade threaten to silence punters

Wetherspoon boss criticises workers’ rights reforms designed to stop workplace harassment

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Rayner’s free speech crackdown in pubs would be ‘Big Brother thought control’

The rule change could lead to excessive restrictions on free speech as businesses attempt to avoid potential legal issues

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Pub customers could be banned from talking about contentious issues such as trans rights

As the UK government prepares to roll out its new Employment Rights Bill next year, there’s growing concern about the impact it could have on everyday conversations in public spaces. The proposed legislation, designed to protect workers from harassment by third parties, could mean that pub customers face being banned for discussing certain sensitive topics, like transgender rights or religious views, if their conversations are deemed harassing. …

TDPel Media

Labour's New Workers' Rights Bill Could Lead Pubs To Ban Customers Over Sensitive Conversations In The UK

Overheard conversations could amount to harassment of staff, Equality and Human Rights Commission warns

Pubs and other customer-facing businesses may ban discussions on contentious topics, such as Christians expressing deeply held beliefs about sex and marriage or feminists defending women’s sex-based rights, to avoid breaching Labour’s proposed workers’ rights reforms, the UK’s equality watchdog has warned.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) cautioned ministers that new rules to protect employees from harassment by customers could “di…

The Free Speech Union

Pubs could curb free speech to avoid legal risks under Labour’s Workers’ Rights Bill

During a GB News presentation, Patrick Christys expressed outrage over Labour's proposed Workers' Rights Charter, with critics arguing that it could lead to a crackdown on pub conversations considered

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Leave Our Boozers Alone!’ Starmer’s ‘Pub Banter Crackdown’ Sparks Fury Over Free Speech Threat

British pubs could soon be forced to police the speech of customers on contentious issues such as transgenderism and religion.

Pubs ‘could ban patrons from talking about transgender rights’

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